Lissavoggy

In pasture, at the top of an E-facing slope overlooking a tributary of the Deenagh River. A circular area (diam. 30m) defined by a bank (Wth 6.2m; H 0.6m) which is stone-faced internally along the ESE arc. The external face of the bank E-SE has been cut into, forming an almost vertical face. The interior is concave and slightly flat in the centre. Loose stones are scattered in the SE quadrant. There is a shallow circular depression against the internal face of the bank at SE. A break in the bank at E (Wth c. 4m) has been infilled with a stone deposit which extends into the interior. There is a possible entrance (Wth c. 2.5m) at NW. A rectangular recess, which is stone-lined and cut into the external face of the bank at SW, is possibly the remains of a limekiln. This rath was recorded in the 1840s as 'Lissavoggy' because of 'being surrounded by a soft boggy place' (OSNB, Kilcummin, no. 3, 30). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011